A tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City has tested positive for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in people, according to the United States Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories. The big cat is thought to be the first tiger infected with the virus, according to the USDA.
The tiger was tested for the virus after several of the zoo's lions and tigers started showing signs of respiratory illness, according to the USDA. The agency expects all of the cats are expected to recover.
The Wildlife Conservation Society , which manages the zoo, identified the...Read more ...

NEW YORK - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.
The 4-year-old Malayan tiger, and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill, are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The first animal started showing symptoms March 27, and all are expected to recover, said the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16.
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NEW YORK - A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.
The 4-year-old Malayan tiger, and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill, are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said. The first animal started showing symptoms March 27, and all are expected to recover, said the zoo, which has been closed to the public since March 16.
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A four-year-old female tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York City tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease.
A caretaker at the zoo was infected but asymptomatic and infected the tiger.
The zoo says the tigers have decreased appetites but are expected to recover.
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In a suspected human to animal transmission, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for COVID-19, the coronavirus disease.
Nadia, a four-year-old female tiger at the zoo tested positive, and the diagnosis was confirmed by the USDA's National Veterinary Services...Read more ...

A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Sunday. Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger, was tested “out of an abundance of caution” after coming into contact with an infected staffer who was asymptomatic, according to officials at the zoo. The tiger's sister,...Read more ...

The coronavirus is infecting New Yorkers of all stripes. A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the deadly bug, the Wildlife Conservation Society announced Sunday. “Nadia, a 4-year-old female Malayan tiger at the Bronx Zoo, has tested positive for COVID-19. She, her sister Azul, two Amur tigers, and three African lions had...Read more ...